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How Government are Using the Power of High-Performance Analytics

Faster, smarter decisions for better outcomes

About this paper

To better understand the maturity level of the use of analytics in the US federal government, SAS and the Government Business Council (GBC) conducted a survey on how federal managers are using analytics in their decision-making processes. Government is complying with data-driven, decision-making requirements through simple reporting and querying techniques, and while a small percentage of agencies are using more advanced analytic techniques like predictive modeling and optimization, a larger percentage is not. The need for government to transform its data into an information asset is more important than ever. The volume, velocity and variety of data entering into government has created big data – including unstructured data – which requires big data analytics to identify the relevancy of it all. To help government agencies better achieve their missions, SAS provides high-performance analytic solutions that help in myriad ways such as fraud detection and prevention, risk and cyber security.

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SAS is the leader in analytics. Through innovative analytics, business intelligence and data management software and services, SAS helps customers at more than 80,000 sites make better decisions faster. Since 1976, SAS has been giving customers around the world THE POWER TO KNOW®.